LASHIMARG SINK
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Description
There is a draughting »open« (penetrable) sinkhole (insurgence) among the less large dolines on the left-hand side of the wide plain beyond Lashimarg (note 1), a hamlet at about 3500 m (11,500 ft) asl and somewhere on the Sonamarg- Wangat trek. It is suspected to give access (not pushed to a conclusion) to a pothole cave (note 3). Lashimarg must lie a short distance above Wangat (note 2) but is also accessible in a »through the breast and down across the back straight into the head« kind of way along the Sonamarg - Wangat trek (note 4).
NOTE 1: Lashimarg is NOT shown near (±5 km) N34°20': E074°57' (guessed Everest 1830 coordinates) on AMS sheet NI43-06 (U502 series, 1959 edition) or in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 2 B3 B4). NOTE 2: ANGELETTI RIGON et al. (1987): »Sempre salendo, a circa 3500 m di quota, il sentiero attraversa un ampio piano assorbente costellata da numerose doline. Una della piu ampe, sulla sx [sinistra], con tanto inghiottitoio attivo.« NOTE 3: Wangat N34°19'35”: E074°56'55” (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003). NOTE 4: For details of the Sonamarg- Wangat trek, see the relevant note below –>Dubta Pani Sink.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | SOORAPRA CRATER | ||
| 7.2 | WANGAT MINES, Kangan | ||
| 7.9 | TOOMOO CRATER | ||
| 11.0 | HARAMUKH SINKHOLES AND SWALLETS | ||
| 13.8 | NARA NAG SPRING | ||
| 18.8 | DANISHAWAR CAVE, Erin Valley | ||
| 18.8 | DUBTA PANI | ||
| 19.5 | BURZAHOM PITS | ||
| 23.6 | KHIR BHAWANI SPRING |